Holddown peg



R. P. JANSEY Oct. 8, 1957 HOLDDOWN PEG Filed June 20, 1955 m m a P. M

M QM OM w United States Patent HOLDDOWN PEG Ronald P. Jansey, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor of ten percent to John Kinney, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application June 20, 1955, Serial No. 516,460 3 Claims. (Cl. 248361) This invention relates generally to a holddown device, and is more particularly concerned with a readily usable and economical holddown peg for holding down beach blankets, picnic cloths, etc.

The primary object of invention in conformance with that set forth above is to provide a holddown peg for penetrating any relatively soft soil including a transverse gripping portion for accommodating a corner of the cloth or blanket being held down, and including a fastening element for retaining a corner of the cloth in position.

A further object of the invention, in conformance with that set forth above, is to provide in a holddown peg of the character mentioned means for retaining the fastening element in a fixed position relative to the cloth being held in the peg.

These, together with other objects and advantages whlch will become subsequently apparent, reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the novel holddown P Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

A blanket is indicated generally at 10, said blanket being shown as having a corner 12 secured by means of a holddown peg indicated generally at 14 in the soil, for example, a beach, indicated at 16.

The holddown peg 14 includes a peg element 18 having a sharpened lower end 20 for penetrating sandy or soft soil, and including in the opposite end a transverse vertically extending slotted portion 22 which defines oppositely disposed gripping leg elements 24 and 26. The peg 18 includes adjacent the upper end portion a plurality of vertically spaced transverse passages 28, and further includes a lower transverse passage 30 which has extending therethrough a double retaining thong 32 which is knotted at one end 34 for retention in said passage 30 and which includes a pair of ends 36 and 38, the end 38 being shown as having a rigid tip portion 40 and the end 36 having a knot 42 thereon.

It will be noted that the end of the blanket 12 is folded over and inserted into the vertical slot portion 22 between the gripping legs 24 and 26 thereof. Removably received in juxtaposition upon the blanket end 12 in gripping engagement with the gripping legs 24 and 26 is a fastening element 44 which has a vertical passage 46 therethrough which is extendable over the gripping legs 24 and 26 and includes a bottom portion 48 engageable in juxtaposition on the corner 12 of the blanket. After 2,809,006 Patented Oct. 8, 1957 ICC the element 44 has been properly positioned, it will be noted that the end 38 of the thong 32 is inserted through the transverse passage 28 most nearly in alignment with the upper surface 50 of said element 44 and, accordingly, said element is retained in fastening engagement with the corner of the blanket.

The retaining element 44 includes an upper flange 52 at the top which includes a vertical passage 54 therein through which the thong 32 extends, the knotted end 42 preventing the removal and loss of the element 44 from the peg 18.

It is to be understood that as many transverse passages 28 may be provided as are necessary, the holddown peg may be made of any suitable material such as aluminum, plastic, wood, etc., and it will be further noted that in the use of this device it is no longer necessary to utilize shoes, books, etc., for holding down blankets on picnics, beach blankets, etc., but the same may be held down simply and expeditiously by the aforementioned holddown peg which fully conforms with the objects of the invention heretofore set forth.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A holddown peg comprising a peg element having a tapered end portion for penetrating the ground, a vertically extending slot portion in the upper end defining a pair of clamping legs for receiving therebetween the end of a sheet of material being held down, a retaining element removably received on the upper end of said peg element in intersecting relation to the slotted portion thereof in juxtaposition on the end of said sheet material, a plurality of vertically disposed transverse apertures in the upper end of said peg, and foldable means extendable from a portion of the peg below said element and foldable over said element through one of said apertures for retaining said retaining element on said peg in juxtaposition on the end of the sheet material in said slotted portion.

2. A holddown peg as set forth in claim 1 wherein said last-mentioned means includes a flexible thong doubled upon itself and including end portions one of which is extendable through one of said transverse apertures in said peg element in alignment with an upper surface of said retaining element, both of said end portions extending through said retaining element.

3. A holddown peg as set forth in claim 2 wherein said retaining element includes an upper annular portion having a vertical passage in which both end portions of the flexible thong are removably retained.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 827,941 Potter Aug. 7, 1906 1,134,408 Patterson Apr. 6, 1915 2,339,187 Pain Jan. 11, 1944 2,430,238 Moorefield Nov. 4, 1947 2,647,718 Disera Aug. 4, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 349,673 Italy Feb. 27, 1937 

